Weather in Decorah, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Decorah, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Decorah, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
46%
10p
60°
25%
11p
60°
13%
12a
59°
25%
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
77°
27%
9p
Decorah, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle84%83°59°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain74%72°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers88%78°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers90%64°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—61°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle11%55°49°
Decorah, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Decorah, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
032° · backing 58°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Decorah, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Decorah, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Decorah, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Decorah, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Decorah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).